An Energy-Preserving Domain of Dependence Stabilization for the Linear Wave Equation on Cut-Cell Meshes

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Authors: GUNNAR BIRKE, Christian Engwer, Sandra May, Louis Petri, Hendrik Ranocha
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Abstract

We present an energy-preserving (either energy-conservative or energy-dissipative) domain of dependence stabilization method for the linear wave equation on cut-cell meshes. Our scheme is based on a standard discontinuous Galerkin discretization in space and an explicit (strong stability preserving) Runge Kutta method in time. Tailored stabilization terms allow for selecting the time step length based on the size of the background cells rather than the small cut cells by propagating information across small cut cells. The stabilization terms preserve the energy stability or energy conservation property of the underlying discontinuous Galerkin space discretization. Numerical results display the high accuracy and stability properties of our scheme.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical Methods

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Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
27 January 2026
Document type
Preprint